A key element in the book Heat of Darkness is fear. Through out chapter one and chapter two fear is relevant and is shown numerous occasions. Marlow and the crew develop their fear over time because of their living conditions due to their environment and human nature. The fear of the men develop because of the unknown. The men do not know of their future nor of the wilderness that surrounds them. However, the reader does not have a direct sense of what they are fearing. The reader can understand their fear subconsciously. However, there isn't a direct focus of their fear. Mainly their fear that is created in their minds.
